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Pharmaceutical Schedules:Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940


  • Schedule A: Contains various forms and formats of letters for applications of licensing etc
  • Schedule B: Contains fees structure for government-run labs.
  • Schedule C: Contains various biological products[4] and their regulation. Examples: Serums, Adrenaline etc
  • Schedule E1: Contains various poisons and their regulation. Examples: Sarpa Visha (Snake venom), Parada (Mercury) etc.
  • Schedule F: This contains regulations and standards for running a blood bank
  • Schedule F-I: This contains regulations and standards for vaccines
  • Schedule F-II: This contains regulations and standards for surgical dressing
  • Schedule F-III: This contains regulations and standards for umbilical tapes.
  • Schedule F-F: This contains regulations and standards for ophthalmic ointments and solutions.
  • Schedule K: Contains various substances and drugs and their corresponding regulation.
  • SCHEDULE J :Diseases and ailments (by whatever name described) which a drug may not purport to prevent or cure or make claims to prevent or cure.
  • Schedule G: Most of these drugs are hormonal preparations
  • Schedule H:To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical practitioner only" For sale of Prescription drugs
  • Schedule M: Contains various regulations for manufacturing, premises, waste disposal and equipment.
  • Schedule N: Contains various regulations and requirements for a pharmacy
  • Schedule O: Contains various regulations and requirements for disinfectant fluids.
  • Schedule P: Contains regulations regarding life period and storage of various drugs
  • Schedule P-I: Contains regulations regarding retail package size of various drugs.
  • Schedule Q: Contains a list of permitted dyes and pigments in soap and cosmetics.
  • Schedule R: Contains various regulations and requirements for condoms and other mechanical contraceptives.
  • Schedule S: Lists various cosmetics and toiletries, and directs the manufacturers of cosmetics to conform to the latest Bureau of Indian Standards requirements.
  • Schedule T: Contains various regulations and requirements for manufacture of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani products.
  • Schedule U: Contains various regulations and requirements for record keeping.
  • Schedule V: Contains standards for drug patents.
  • Schedule X is a class of prescription drugs in India appearing as an appendix to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules introduced in 1945